Intra- and inter-examiner reproducibility of manual probing depth

Brazilian Oral Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-63

  Andrade, Roberto ^a   Espinoza, Manuel ^a   Gómez, Elena Maria ^a   Espinoza, José Rolando ^a   Cruz, Elizabeth ^a  

^a Private practice   (El Salvador)

Author keywords

Calibration; Dental instruments; Diagnostic errors; Reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTICS; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALIBRATION; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PERIODONTICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861137209     PISSN: 18068324     EISSN: 18073107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1806-83242012000100010     Document Type: Article

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